The Hindu | Chelsea Clinton Marries Marc Mezvinsky People Magazine Surrounded by 400 friends, and her parents Bill and Hillary (who wore Oscar de la Renta), the former first daughter, 30, wed her longtime boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky, 32, in Rhinebeck, NY, Saturday. She wore a dress designed by Vera Wang ... Chelsea Clinton weds longtime beau in New York Chelsea Clinton: wedding day stays under wraps Chelsea Clinton Wedding Lures in a Handful of High-Profile Guests |
The Guardian | Arizona appeals immigrant law ruling amid protests Reuters A protestor holds a sign during a demonstration in support of Arizona's immigration law in downtown Manhattan, July 29, 2010. By Carolina Madrid and Tim Gaynor PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona on Thursday appealed a judge's decision to block key parts of ... Judge who ruled on Arizona law is well versed in immigration cases SB1070: appeal seeks to reinstate » |
Seattle Post Intelligencer | BP Oil From Spill Is Biodegrading, Easing Threat to East Coast BusinessWeek July 28 (Bloomberg) -- Oil from BP Plc's record spill in the Gulf of Mexico is biodegrading quickly, probably eliminating the risk that crude will go around Florida and hit the US East Coast, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ... On the Surface, Gulf Oil Spill Is Vanishing Fast; Concerns Stay Gulf spill has not fouled most beaches but scares tourists Oil in gulf is degrading, becoming harder to find, NOAA head says |
ABC Online | White House decries WikiLeaks' release of Afghan war documents Los Angeles Times National Security Advisor James Jones says the disclosure could endanger lives and US security. The NY Times, which received early access, says the documents point to Pakistan-Taliban collusion. By Christi Parsons, Los Angeles Times The White House ... Leaked Documents Shed Light on Afghan War |
msnbc.com | North Korea ramps up threats against military exercises CNN By the CNN Wire Staff The US aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the South Korean port of Busan ahead of joint exercises. Hanoi, Vietnam (CNN) -- North Korea on Saturday heightened its threats against upcoming US-supported military exercises ... N.Korea declares "sacred war" on US, South North Korea Warns of Nuclear Response to Naval Exercises Doubts surface on North Korea's role in ship sinking |
Washington Post | Fired USDA official receives apologies from White House, Vilsack Washington Post The USDA official's firing came after a conservative blogger posted her truncated comments to the NAACP that, 24 years ago, she didn't help a white farmer as much as she could have. By Karen Tumulty and Ed O'Keefe Ousted Agriculture Department official ... Administration apologizes to official fired over distorted race video US officials stumble on the firing of Shirley Sherrod Statement by Ag. Sec. Vilsack on Shirley Sherrod |
Telegraph.co.uk | BP oil cap may not have stopped leak The Guardian BP's new cap over its damaged Gulf of Mexico oil well may not have been as successful as the company had hoped after engineers detected seepage and a possible methane gas leak on the seabed. Admiral Thad » |
CBC.ca | BP Extends Gulf Well Tests Another 24 Hours, Plans to Resume Oil Capture Bloomberg BP Plc will open its sealed Macondo gusher in the Gulf of Mexico and channel oil to vessels on the surface after extending tests on the well another 24 hours, the US government decided. BP, based in London, ... BP's testing of Gulf oil well extended for 24 hours The Gulf waits: Oil is plugged, but for how long? BP extending Gulf well test 24 hours-Coast Guard |
Reuters | BP Jumps in London After Temporarily Halting Gulf Oil Leak BusinessWeek July 16 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc surged as much as 6.2 percent in London trading after the company stopped the flow of oil from its leaking Gulf of Mexico well for the first time since the spill started in April. BP rose as far as 426.45 pence, ... Gulf geyser stops gushing, but will it hold? BP shares rise 5.5% on news of oil leak cap Oil Spill Capped for a Second Day, Offering Some Hope |
The Guardian | Iranian Nuclear Scientist Welcomed Home New York Times Vahid Salemi/AP Shahram Amiri, an Iranian nuclear scientist who disappeared a year ago, held his 7-year-old son after a news conference outside Tehran on Thursday. By WILLIAM YONG An Iranian nuclear scientist who American officials say defected to the ... Iranian scientist Shahram Amiri returns home Iranian scientist arrives home 'Iran hit wouldn't halt nuke program' |
Reuters | Gulf oil to keep flowing while cap is analyzed The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS â€" The plan to start choking off oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico was suddenly halted as government officials and BP said further analysis must be done Wednesday before critical tests could proceed. No explanation was given for the ... Day 84: The Latest on the Oil Spill BP Delays Test of Leaking Gulf Well Until US Gives Go Ahead Pressure mounts for BP |
Globe and Mail | Kampala bombings leave 64 people dead BBC News To play this content JavaScript must be turned on and the latest Flash player inst » |
The Hindu | Scientists propose big experiment to study Gulf oil spill MiamiHerald.com WASHINGTON -- Frustrated with limited data on the BP oil gusher, a group of independent scientists has proposed a large experiment that would give a clearer understanding of where the oil and gas are going and where they'll do the most ... Oil unleashed temporarily in attempt to contain it BP Makes Progress Changing Oil Capture System in Gulf of Mexico Dispute on Oil Spill Panel Flares Before First Meeting |
Globe and Mail | US mulled spy swap before arrests BBC News The US considered the possibility of a spy swap with Moscow more than two weeks before it arrested 10 Russian agents, US officials said. President Barack Obama was briefed on the ring on 11 June, 13 days before he hosted the Russian president at the ... Family of freed spy-swap Russian 'seriously worried' Intrigue and Ambiguity in Cases of 4 Russians Sent to West in Spy Swap Who the US got in the spy swap |
Before It's News | Live blog: Cops pour in to Oakland to try to stop looting San Jose Mercury News More looting and smashed windows have been reported at stores at 7th and Market and 9th and Market streets and the 24 Hour Fitness on Webster was also vandalized. Police remain at 14th and Broadway in a skirmish line and there are ... Rioters hit the streets of Oakland after verdict Oakland protesters clash with police after verdict in BART shooting Oakland police make 50 arrests, with more expected |
Reuters | Backers Say Russian Inmate Torn by Possible Deal New York Times MOSCOW â€" Until this week, Igor V. Sutyagin was being held in a prison camp not far from the Arctic Circle, near the site of what were some of Stalin's most infamous gulags. His supporters say the location was apt, ... US, Russia could be preparing for exchange of spy ring suspects Swap Deal Expected in Spy Case |
Washington Post | Cornyn blasts fed suit over Arizona immigration law Houston Chronicle WASHINGTON â€" A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by the US Department of Justice ch » |
The Guardian | BP oil spill costs pass $3bn mark BBC News The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has so far cost BP a total of $3.12bn (£2bn), the company has said. The total includes the cost of containing the spill and cleaning up the oil, and the cost of drilling relief wells. It also includes the $147m paid ... Six-Foot Waves May St » |
Reuters | For now, government and BP working together to assess oil spill damage Washington Post BP, the government and an army of volunteers are fighting to contain and clean the millions of g » |
The Hindu | Spill surpasses record for oil in the Gulf Houston Chronicle Based on the government's highest estimate, the spill from BP's Macondo well has surpassed the previous worst spill in the Gulf of Mexico. 71.7 million g » |
